{"id":6796,"date":"2019-04-11T09:18:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T13:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6796"},"modified":"2019-04-13T09:19:26","modified_gmt":"2019-04-13T13:19:26","slug":"confirmation-hearing-for-new-u-s-ambassador-in-ireland-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6796","title":{"rendered":"Confirmation Hearing for New U.S. Ambassador in Ireland Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/EdwardCrawfordUSAmbassadorIrelandApril2019_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/EdwardCrawfordUSAmbassadorIrelandApril2019_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/EdwardCrawfordUSAmbassadorIrelandApril2019_large-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>A confirmation hearing will take place later today on the appointment of the new US Ambassador to Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Edward Crawford will appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Crawford, 80, is a billionaire with links to Cork after his parents emigrated from the county.<\/p>\n<p>The Ohio businessman is in line to fill the position which has been vacant for two years.<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump nominated Mr Crawford after making the announcement in October last year.<\/p>\n<p>There has not been a US Ambassador to Ireland since January 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s ambassadorship ended after Mr Trump&#8217;s inauguration and the role has not been filled since.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-6796\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6796&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-6796\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6796&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-6796\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6796&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=6796\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A confirmation hearing will take place later today on the appointment of the new US Ambassador to Ireland. Edward Crawford will appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington. 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